Junior Scholar
Bobbie Justin is a Ph.D. student in social welfare at the Graduate Center. She is also completing her certification in demography. Justin’s work bridges research, practice, and policy to advance disability-inclusive aging care in hospital and community systems. Her research examines how hospital-based geriatric social workers implement patient-centered and person-centered care for older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), with attention to training, interdisciplinary collaboration, and institutional supports that shape equitable care transitions. Justin is also an adjunct lecturer at Silberman School of Social Work and College of Staten Island and an assistant adjunct at Long Island University – POST and SUNY Old Westbury. She teaches research for social work students and psychology students in the BSSW and master’s programs, and serves as a field advisor for social work students. Justin holds master’s degrees in international economic and community development, and in social work. She also has extensive experience as a medical social worker and therapist.
Areas of Expertise
Health equity and disparities in aging and disability care
Disability-inclusive policy and systems change
Care transitions and discharge planning inequities
Patient- and person-centered care implementation
Interdisciplinary collaboration and workforce training
